First impressions

The Weather
During the day: warm and dry, though sometimes a bit windy.
At night: cold and dry.
I think we have seen rain twice since we arrived. During the night of course. However, Catalonia could need some more rain; they are talking about summer water shortage already.

Schedules
People won't work before 10 a.m. Consequently the library only opens at 10. But on the other side I can stay there until 9 p.m. Basically the day here starts later and lasts longer. Good for Ricardo who loves to sleep in. Different for me as I am an early-bird. Well, I just do some work before heading off to the library ;-)

Telephone and Internet
While in Germany it is difficult to get OUT of the contract (I am still fighting with Telekom who insist in offering me there "Umzugsservice" within Germany and refuses to acknowledge that Barcelona is NOT in Germany), her in BCN it is difficult to get IN. We signed our contract on February 23rd. And they can't even predict when we will get our connection. Probably before August (no kidding!).
Luckily our neighbour has a reasonable stable internet connection available. Without password.

The Mercat
We already found the local market around the corner. It is just gorgous. So much fruit, vegetables, olives, fish, meat and whatever you might imagine for about half the price than in the supermarkets. Lately we've been eating very healthy and very fresh...

The apartment
(photos will follow). The washing machine was delivered yesterday and is working just fine. We have a bed, a wardrobe, even a balcony table (see picture) and the only thing still missing is a sofa for our guests to sleep on. But I'll let you know as soon as we are prepared for you to stop by ;-)